It's not yet the return of the Kylian of always, but at least he will regain a little confidence. Real Madrid, Spanish champion, relaunched the title race on Sunday by logically winning at its modest neighbor Leganés (3-0), thanks in particular to its star Kylian Mbappé, during the fourteenth day of La Liga.
The French striker, who was making his return to the field after missing the Blues rally for the second time in two months, found the net on a gift from the Brazilian Vinicius (43rd, 1-0) to open the scoring , before the Uruguayan Federico Valverde (66th, 2-0) then the Englishman Jude Bellingham (86th, 3-0) widened the gap in the second period.
The offering of Vinicius, placed back on the axis
Established on the left side, his preferential position, pushing “Vini” into the axis, for the first time this season, Mbappé proved his coach Carlo Ancelotti right, who had estimated the day before that the French striker's bad streak was going to end this Sunday on the pitch of the Butarque stadium, in the suburbs of Madrid.
Very active in the first period, where he systematically sought to create danger, by dribbling or hitting (3rd, 5th, 27th) and by combining with his teammates, the captain of the Blues, served on a plate by Vinicius, did not finally had to push the ball into the goal left empty by Serbian goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic (43rd).
Not the most complicated goal of his career, then, but oh so liberating for the ex-PSG striker, who is going through a bad patch on and off the field. Mbappé and Real now have an immense challenge ahead of them, Wednesday at Anfield against Liverpool, at the top of the Premier League and the Champions League and undefeated for 14 games in all competitions.
